Figure toy



S. SMIGIELSKI.

FIGURE TOY.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 4, I919.

Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

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S. SMIGIELSKI.

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' FIGURE TOY.

Application filed September 4, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, S'rannnr SMIGIELSKI, a citizen of Poland, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Figure Toys, of which the following is a specification.

The primary object of the present invention resides in the provision of a figure toy in simulation of a forge shop wherein there is illustrated an anvil, figures in actual operation upon an object by pounding thereon with hammers and an imitation forge furnace, the device being manually operable.

With the above objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the device consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of elements to be hereinafter more fully described and then claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings by like characters designating corresponding parts throughout the several views in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a figure toy constructed in accordance with the present invention,

Fig. 2 is a detail figures broken away, left hand end of the supporting frame illustrating the bell-crank levers and operating shaft for causing the bending movement of the bodies of the figures,

F 3 is a detail sectional view of a portion of one of the figures showing the link connection between the adjacent bell-crank and torso of the figure,

Fig. i is a longitudinal sectional view of the construction shown in Fig. 1, the figures being broken away, this illustration disclosing the operating shaft and the crank mechanism. therefor, and i Fig. 5 is a detail view of the right hand figure shown in Fig. 1, showing the torso sectional view with the fixed to the legs and with a link connecting one arm with the crank on the operating shaft.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawings, the reference numeral 6 designates a platform embodying side and end walls 7, the lower end of which is open to permit access to the interior mechanism as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 1, one end of the platform 6 having an upstanding support 8 forming" the rear wall of a hollow rectangular casing 9 preferably constructed in Specification of Letters Patent.

and taken through the' Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

Serial No. 321,572.

imitation of a brick furnace with imitation coal or other fuel 10 contained positioned on the upper face thereof. A block or stand 11 positioned adjacent the center of the platform 6 and provides a support for the anvil 12.

As illustrated in Fig. 1 three figures 13, 1 1 and 15 are mounted on the platform, the figures 13 and la being in alinement at the left hand side of the platform 6 and to one side of the anvil 12 while the other figure 15 is positioned at the opposite side of the anvil, the figures 13 and 14 carrying hammers 16 by the hands thereof while the figure 15 carries a hammer 17 The construction of these figures is shown more clearly in Figs. 2, 3 and 5, the figures 13 and 14: being of the construction shown in Figs. 2 and 3 wherein the torso 18 is pivoted as at 19 to the upper ends of the hollow legs 20, the figure designated by the numeral 15 being shown in Fig. 5 as having thetorso 21"fiXed to the hollow legs 22 while the arm 23 carrying the hammer 17 is pivoted as at 24 to the torso 21, the torso 21 being of block construction with a vertical passage 25 therethrough.

movements of the torsos of the figures 13 and 14 and the swinging movement of the arm 23 of the figure 15 includes a shaft 26 journaled longitudinally of the platform 6 beneath the same supported at its ends in brackets 27 depending from the lower face of platform 6 and having crank portions 28 and 29, the crank 28 being located between the legs 20 of figures 13 and 1 1 while the crank 29 is located directly beneath the legs 22 of figure 15. Depending carried by the bottom wall of the platform 6 adjacent the lower open ends of the legs 20 and have pivoted therein bell crank levers 31 having link connections 32 with the crank 28 and also rod connections 33 with the torsos 18 of figures 13 and 1 1, the rod connections 33 extending upwardly through the hollow legs as'indicated in Fig. 2. A rod 3 1 is connected at its lower end to the crank 29 and extends upwardly through the hollow leg 22 of figure 15 and through the passage 25 for engagement as at 35 with the rear end of the arm 23. The mechanism for rotating the shaft 26 includes a power shaft 36 journaled in a standard 37 contained within the fire casing 9 and extending outwardly of the plate 3 for attachment brackets 30 are thereon of a crank handle 38, a gear wheel 39 being'fixed to the shaft 36 intermediate the plate 8 and the standard 37 and adapted for meshing engagement with the gear fixed upon shaft 26.

From this description of the device it is thought that the construction and operation would at once be apparent, it being understood that the shaft 26 is rotated by the crank handle 38 exterior-1y of the wall 8 as shown in Fig. 1, this motion being communicated to the shaft through the meshing gears 39 and 40. Upon rotation of the shaft 26, the crank 29 having connected thereto the rod 34 communicates a swinging movement to the arm 23 to cause the hammer carried thereby to strike the object 41 carried by the other arm 42 of the figure 15, the crank portions 28 and 29 and the bell cranks 31 being so arranged as to cause the three figures to alternately strike the article 41. The connections 33 between the bellcranks 31 and the torsos of the figures l3 and 14 cause a bending of the torsos of said figures from the connections shown in Fig. 2 so that while one figure is in a bent over position as 14 in Fig. l the other figure 13 is in upright position. Considerable amusement may be obtained from the operation of this device and the rapidity with which the hammer is caused to strike the object is controlled by the operation of the crank 30 while the presence of coloring matter in the substance 10 adds reality to the toy and more truly simulates a practical forge shop.

While there is herein shown the preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that various changes may be made as will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is A- figure toy comprising a platform, an anvil supported thereon, figures mounted on said platform, a longitudinal shaft journaled beneath said platform, crank portions in said shaft adjacent the figures, bellcranks supported beneath said platform adjacent said figures, connections between said figures and said! bell-cranks, link connections between the bell-cranks and the crank portions of the shaft and gear mechanism associated with said shaft for rotating the same, said gear mechanism including a gear wheel fixed to said shaft, a standard secured to the upper face of the platform, a power shaft journaled in said standard, a crank on the outer end of said power shaft, and a gear fixed to the power shaft in mesh with the aforesaid gear.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

STANLEY SMIGIELSKI. 

